Struck against object or equipment, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Container Graphics Corporation, 492 Lunt Avenue, SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS 60193
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was picking up a piece of steel-cutting rule when he felt the rule snag his glove. When he moved his hand in the opposite direction to free it, the rule lacerated his finger deeper, resulting in a partial traumatic amputation.
An employee was using a forklift to deliver rebar to a jobsite. The rebar could not fit through the delivery gate and was raised in order to clear the gate. The rebar then caused the forklift to tip forward, causing the employee to strike his head on the roll cage. The employee sustained a neck fracture.
An employee was cleaning a food preparation machine. A blade in the machine lacerated her right index and middle fingers resulting in partial amputation.
An employee was putting on a work boot when a fiberglass splinter punctured the bottom of the employee's left foot. The employee was hospitalized for an infection.
On August 29, 2019, an employee was engaging the brake on a zip line when wind caused the brake to hit and engage the emergency arrest device (EAD). This caused the employee to stop abruptly and be jolted in the air. The employee's foot then hit the zip line and sustained a compound fracture.
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